Local Contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist - $55-56 per hour

Equiliem is seeking a local contract RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist for a local contract job in Bronx, New York.

• Specialty: RDN - Registered Dietitian Nutritionist
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Duration: 14 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours, days
• Employment Type: Local Contract

• Specialty: Registered Dietician
• Discipline: Allied Health Professional
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 14 weeks
• Shift: 9am- 5:30pm
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Job Summary:

• Monitors patients for and provides education on food/drug interactions. Records food and drug interactions in the education section. Consults with physicians regarding appropriate diet modification

Minimum Requirements:

• 1 years of experience, 2 years preferred.
• Outpatient experience required
• Experience with dialysis patients required
• Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition or related field required
• Preferred Education: Master's Degree.
• Required Certifications & Licensure: Dietitian/Nutritionist NYSED.
• Registration by the Commissions on Dietetic Registration (CDR) as a Registered Dietitian
• BLS through AHA

Job Responsibilities:

• Screens and assesses patients in an accurate and timely manner based on levels of care; determines patients' nutritional needs and status and provides follow-up care.
• Interviews patients and/or their families to obtain history of food habits and preferences.
• Interprets pertinent laboratory, physical and social data in the medical record, as it applies to nutrition care.
• Provides nutrition education and records patient's diet and diet instructions and the patient's understanding of the diet in the education section.
• Modifies patient menus as needed.